Topic: Next Nintendo Direct?

@Bolt_Strike I've been thinking maybe Nintendo ends up shadow dropping a Mini or Partner Showcase instead of the usual general Direct. If the February 2022 game is a port/remaster (e.g. Zelda remasters) then Metroid Dread and Pokemon Legends Arceus are the only new 1st party game through early 2022 (which both have gotten big info drops recently) and Mini is used when the 1st party focus is old games and DLC/updates for already released games.

@Grumblevolcano I'm convinced that the decision on the Zelda remasters will be made fairly last minute, I think they'll only release them in February if they are very confident BOTW2 is on track for release later in 2022. If there is still uncertainty, I think they'll hold it back.

It’s coming upto 3pm in the U.K...

@jump but announcements for a direct won't come on a thursday for friday release... However if it is a mini or partner showcase may be shown without prior knowlege!!! Hype train!!!!

P.s: just kidding... (Or am I )

Nintendo have been push Metroid Dread pretty hard, I wonder if they might be waiting until after its launch to hold the direct? That way there aren't are distractions?

Well, it's 9 pm here in Indonesia or 3 pm in UK.
No sign of Nintendo Direct this week.
So, I can keep continuing my backlogs.

@MarioBrickLayer That would make the most sense. Any Direct right now would overshadow all the marketing Nintendo have been pumping into Metroid Dread and it’s a game that needs all the hype it can get.

@Balta666 That hype train isn't bound by our mortal concepts of "3pm in the UK", it smashes through it like a roid raged Thomas The Tank Engine!

I do get the feeling that unless it's next week, we may not see a Direct until mid-October, possibly to avoid stealing the thunder of recent and upcoming releases (specifically Metroid Dread).
Edit: As has been pointed out already...

Wasn't that keen on Metroid Dread but just got suckered in at this bargain basement price in the UK https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/gaming/console-gaming/games/nin... that I saw NL posting about on Twitter. Can't really say no for £27! Imagine you could potentially even make a profit trading it in second hand for that price

EDIT: although now seems to have gone back up to £50

@BongoBongo Yeah, it's a 2D game so it should be 99p, it's ridiculous they expect people pay £27! It's not a real game like FIFA or COD! ;p

@jump Ha I do in principle think its worth "full price" - whatever that means these days i.e. same as other top tier games - but I don't think I have ever paid RRP for a long time. Especially with physical copies, it seems in the UK that at least one of Currys, Argos or the random websites (like ShopTo) will pull out some bargain pricing. This seems an even more extreme version of that - I was quite pleased to get Skyward Sword for £38 on release day from Argos a while back but this is double the discount!

It does make all the debates about modern pricing and whether certain games are worth it rather redundant.

Edit: actually just checked and seems to have gone back to £50 - maybe it was an error

This site's ads reminded me that Eastward is out today, given its Switch timed exclusivity perhaps Nintendo don't want a Direct to distract from it.

@Grumblevolcano Rather than doing no Direct at all wouldn't Eastward be included in the Direct though, they could even do the "in the eshop after this Direct" thingy.

@Grumblevolcano Ehh I don't think they'd postpone a Direct just because of an indie game that they could easily push in the Direct.

It's much more likely to be due to not wanting to overshadow Metroid Dread as mentioned above. That game is like 95% of their marketing focus right now as it should be. A Direct would surely have at least one big 1st party announcement for 2022, an update on another 2022 title (Splatoon 3?), and the last DLC character for Smash Bros, all of which would overshadow Metroid.

I don't expect to see another direct until 2022. We know very well what the plan is for the rest of the year and it's pretty packed. There's Metroid, Mario Party, Pokemon Remakes, and SMT V.

We have consistently seen Directs in February, and that's the point where the release lineup starts to get hazy, that's probably when we'll get new trailers and release dates for previously announced games like Splatoon 3 and the New Mario x Rabbids.

I'm already content with some upcoming Switch games during Oct - Dec 2021 that I have already knew from either previous Nintendo Direct or play-asia.
I still have to wait until November 2021 to start to purchase Switch games again as I will purchase some PS4 games in October 2021 according to my schedule.

Pretty much the only thing that is sort of set on stone for the remainder of the year is the reveal + presentation for the final character in the Fighter's Pass 2. And any potential reveals at the Game Awards.

@BrazillianCara The only thing I'm expecting Nintendo to do at the Game Awards is the last fighter reveal. Other than that, I doubt we'll see anything more than that. No BotW 2, no anything else. They've done the same thing every Game Awards, and they only do one thing during TGA.

I can't see them waiting until December to reveal and release the last fighter given the gaps between the other fighters of the pass was ~3 months. I expect it to be a mid October reveal and release. After Metroid and before Mario Party. That would put it 4 months after Kazuya.